Hiatus

//haɪˈeɪtəs//

Synonyms for "hiatus" (112 found)

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Closest matches (23)

break foramen suspension aperture arrearage breach broaching caesura cavity cessation chasm check clearance clearing cleft crack

Noun(7 words)

respite suspension break abatement breather caesura cessation

Strong matches (33)

defalcation defect deficiency deficit delay disclosure discontinuity distance between double space em space en space fenestra fissure fistula fontanel freeboard gap gape gat glottal stop

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gulf hair space half space hole hollow inlet interim

Noun(6 words)

demurral foramen gap glottal stop halt halting

Related words (56)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

5 entries

break gap interruption opening piece

Synonyms

3 entries

break foramen suspension

dbpedia genre

2 entries

alternative rock progressive rock

derived

6 entries

adductor hiatus hiatal hiatic hiatus hernia hiatus magnus prehiatus

has context

3 entries

anatomy geology linguistics

is a

2 entries

band piece

related to

16 entries

break consonant diphthong gap geological incomplete interruption opening organ pause series strata syllable unexpected vowel work

Translations

128 translations across 30 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

فُرْجَة noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

Asturian

1 entries

hiatu noun (syllable break between two vowels)

Bulgarian

3 entries

празнина noun (gap in a series)
празнина noun (temporary break from work)
прекъсване noun (interruption, break or pause)

Catalan

1 entries

hiat noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

Czech

4 entries

hiát noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)
hiát noun (syllable break between two vowels)
mezera noun (gap in a series)
pauza noun (interruption, break or pause)

Dutch

4 entries

gat noun (interruption, break or pause)
hiaat noun (gap in a series)
hiaat noun (interruption, break or pause)
hiaat noun (syllable break between two vowels)

Faroese

1 entries

ljóðglopp noun (syllable break between two vowels)

Finnish

4 entries

aukko noun (gap in a series)
aukko noun (gap in geological strata)
aukko noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)
hiatus noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

French

4 entries

discordance noun (gap in geological strata)
hiatus noun (gap in a series)
hiatus noun (gap in geological strata)
hiatus noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

Galician

1 entries

hiato noun (gap in a series)

Georgian

3 entries

პაუზა noun (interruption, break or pause)
შეჩერება noun (interruption, break or pause)
ხტული noun (interruption, break or pause)

German

4 entries

Auszeit noun (temporary break from work)
Ferien noun (temporary break from work)
Hiat noun (gap in geological strata)
Hiat noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

Greek

3 entries

παύση noun (interruption, break or pause)
χάσμα noun (gap in a series)
χασμωδία noun (syllable break between two vowels)

Hungarian

4 entries

hangrés noun (syllable break between two vowels)
hangűr noun (syllable break between two vowels)
hiátus noun (syllable break between two vowels)
hézag noun (gap in a series)

Indonesian

1 entries

hiatus noun (syllable break between two vowels)

Irish

1 entries

séanas noun (syllable break between two vowels)

Italian

4 entries

breccia noun (gap in geological strata)
buco noun (gap in a series)
iato noun (gap in a series)
iato noun (interruption, break or pause)

Japanese

1 entries

中断 noun (interruption, break or pause)

Latin

1 entries

hiatus noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

kortal noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

Norwegian

1 entries

ferie noun (temporary break from work)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

آرالق noun (gap in a series)
آرالق noun (interruption, break or pause)
آرالق noun (temporary break from work)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Bruch noun (interruption, break or pause)

Polish

3 entries

luka noun (gap in a series)
przerwa noun (interruption, break or pause)
rozziew noun (syllable break between two vowels)

Portuguese

4 entries

hiato noun (gap in a series)
hiato noun (temporary break from work)
hiato noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)
hiato noun (syllable break between two vowels)

Russian

4 entries

зия́ние noun (syllable break between two vowels)
лаку́на noun (gap in a series)
переры́в noun (interruption, break or pause)
про́пуск noun (gap in a series)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

hiatas noun (syllable break between two vowels)

Spanish

4 entries

descanso noun (temporary break from work)
hiato noun (interruption, break or pause)
hiato noun (gap in geological strata)
hiato noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

Swedish

4 entries

avbrott noun (interruption, break or pause)
gap noun (gap in a series)
hiatus noun (gap in geological strata)
hiatus noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

Tagalog

1 entries

lusutan noun (anatomy: opening in an organ)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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The band is on hiatus.

Source: tatoeba (838702)

After a brief hiatus, he resumed his position at the institute.

Source: tatoeba (9040903)

Tom's band is on an indefinite hiatus.

Source: tatoeba (9416088)

Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, an annual classic, antique and unique car show is back.

Source: tatoeba (11874321)

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